Chippali, Madhava and Sarukkai, Sundar
(2018)
Conceptual Priority of Translation over Language.
In:
A Multilingual Nation: Translation and Language Dynamic in India.
OUP, New Delhi, pp. 309-324.
ISBN 9780199478774
| Abstract: |
The possibility of translation depends on prior notions of a distinction between languages. The notion of a language and its distinction from another language is often taken for granted in the task of translation. Languages are generally distinguished based upon their syntax and membership in linguistic families. However, what makes a system of communication and expression a language or a dialect is far more than the linguistic and syntactic factors alone. We argue that the notion of translation is already present in any notion of language and look at transliteration and creation of languages as illustrations. As an example, we will look at Kannada and its relationship to Sanskrit. When a language like Kannada has borrowed a considerable amount of its lexicon from Sanskrit, how and why should we distinguish between the two languages? What are the implications of such a distinction for the activity of translation? |
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Book Chapter
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| Subjects: |
School of Humanities > Language and Linguistics |
| Divisions: |
Schools > Humanities |
| Date Deposited: |
31 Jan 2018 06:03 |
| Last Modified: |
05 Feb 2018 12:00 |
| Official URL: |
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| URI: |
http://eprints.nias.res.in/id/eprint/1417 |
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